Do you know whyâŚ
âŚa mortgage is literally a death pledge? âŚwhy guns have girlsâ names? âŚwhy salt is related to soldier?
Youâre about to find outâŚ
The Etymologicon (e-t?-âmä-lä-ji-kän) is:
*Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor
*Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge
*Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensive
The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: how you get from âgruntledâ to âdisgruntledâ; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers âmoney for saltâ; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.